£450 Gaming PC Build | Please Help

[honosuseri]

you a big boy

and i was only jk'ing, but for me i'd stick in a lower priced amd and or spec 4 gb of ram but would still go for a card, and change mobo to one that supported using onboard and card if using intel

It's all good bud. I know Bacon quite well, he knows I dont mind a bit of banter......as long as it helps inform the OP in the process.

If the OP has a HDTV he could consider using that and making a HTPC to rival the consoles. Having that £100 back in the budget will definately help the spec

 

[snips86x]

This RAM is a bit cheaper too:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-020-TG

There seems to be a trend here...leaving RAM out of builds.....

 

[LukieBoy007]

Here's my input
YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x MSI HD 7750 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £71.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x ASRock B75M Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £52.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CW 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
Total : £454.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Idleman]

Slightly over budget, sorry.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £99.95
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £40.8
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £40
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
Total : £450.67 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Bacon?]

At 6ft1 I dont fit in my Pram anymore I've used the G840 and 850 in budget builds, has plenty of poke for the price. Shame OCuk dont stock the D3V H61 mobo as that had sataIII over the D2V.

I'm sticking by the Ilyama monitor as it has a longer warranty. As he needs a screen he is asking for a rig for £350 and Llano or Trinity is the only real sensible option at that price. The 7770 GPU is actually worse than a 6850 or nvidia 460, both of these GPUs can be found for £50ish second hand and could be added to the FM2 setup. I do believe that FM2 supports lucidMVP now too so the IGP can boost the GPU once one is added

*starts sizing you up*

The 6850's are good for the price as long as you dont mind something which rivals Concorde on take off.

Basically OP give us an extra £50 and make everyone happy

 

[honosuseri]

*starts sizing you up*

The 6850's are good for the price as long as you dont mind something which rivals Concorde on take off.

Basically OP give us an extra £50 and make everyone happy

Bacon you cant generalise like that. Just because the 6850 you bought is loud doesnt make other models off putting. Infact I would suggest overclocking a 1GB 460 2nd hand to get the CUDA support also.

To be honest the H61 mobo is very basic compared to the FM2 A75 or A85 which support sata III speeds. Whilst intels 1155 socket offers a great range of CPUs to upgrade to and they do use less power than AMD, it's the Z77 mobo you really want to be building on.

 

[Defconluke]

I've gone the other way - better graphics on a smaller screen with just 4GB of RAM.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 650Ti EX OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Samsung S19B150N 18.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £40.80
1 x Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £32.99
1 x GeIL Enhance Corsa 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEC34GB1600C9DC) £19.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
Total : £461.70 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Bacon?]

Interesting choice of GPU

 

[Defconluke]

Budget doesn't stretch to a 7850 but it outperforms the 7770. To get a 1GB 7850 you'd need to drop the CPU down to the G630 which is too much of a mis-match imo.

Like you said in an earlier post though, £50 more means you could get an all round better build with 7850, 1080P monitor and (depending if you go for 1gb or 2gb 7850) perhaps a better processor or more memory too.

 

[altrewin]

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Asus P8H61-MX USB 3.0 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - OEM ** £39.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 330U Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
Total : £464.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).


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Should be OK, however as others have said it might be worth waiting until you have another £50 or so to fit in a 7850

 

[OliverDavis]

I've gone the other way - better graphics on a smaller screen with just 4GB of RAM.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 650Ti EX OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Samsung S19B150N 18.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £40.80
1 x Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £32.99
1 x GeIL Enhance Corsa 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEC34GB1600C9DC) £19.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
Total : £461.70 (includes shipping : £12.50).

That... that resolution... it hurts...

 

[honosuseri]

That... that resolution... it hurts...

Tis low to be fair.

I would still suggest a second hand 460 or 6850 as they outperform anything you can buy for upto £100, even the 550Ti is worse than the 1GB 460 overclocked.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £99.95
1 x Intel Pentium G2120 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £73.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £40.80
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £23.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £15.98
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £411.65 (includes shipping : £12.50).



The ivybridge pentium is basically a sandybridge i3 without the hyperthreading. I still think this H61 mobo is too basic though.

 

[altrewin]

So I missed out the PSU in my other build
YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G870 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST250DM000) £46.99
1 x Asus P8H61-MX USB 3.0 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - OEM ** £39.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CW 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £23.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
Total : £454.34 (includes shipping : £11.25).


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As said by others it would certainly be worth considering a secondhand 6850/460, especially if you can get it for ~£50.

 

[Idleman]

I still think this H61 mobo is too basic though.

Have to agree, the best H61(D3V), is no longer available at OCUK. This seems to be a trend at the moment, not many decent budget Psu`s either. Tba, I would rather spec a "B" grade Z77 or Z68 mobo.

 

[honosuseri]

Have to agree, the best H61(D3V), is no longer available at OCUK. This seems to be a trend at the moment, not many decent budget Psu`s either. Tba, I would rather spec a "B" grade Z77 or Z68 mobo.

I looked at that, trouble is currently the good listed Z68/77s are missing accessories. Wether thats the I/O shield or sata cables these things cost money to replace and defeat the point of them being cheaper